Staten Island Railway train derails in Tottenville

Staten Island Advance/Irving SilversteinA train went off the tracks at the Tottenville train station this morning.

A Staten Island Railway train pulling into Tottenville station to begin passenger service derailed this morning after coming into contact with the "bumper block" at the end of the line.

No passengers were on board the train at the time of the accident at 6:27 a.m. There were no injuries to the crew, which must undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing.

Only the first car of the train derailed and it still remains hanging off the end of the track, just feet from the water's edge. It will eventually be placed back on the track either by hoisting the car up on blocks, or possibly by lifting it with a crane.

The cause is under investigation, according to a spokeswoman from New York City Transit.
Service was suspended between Tottenville and Pleasant Plains after the accident, but single-track operation was restored at 7:40.